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(16) In a population, if the rate of addition of new members is higher than the rate of individuals lost, it shows
[1] Exponential growth
[2] Declined growth
[3] Zero population growth
[4] none of these
Answer: Exponential growth
(17) Animals that have adapted themselves to live in deserts are known as
[1] Fossorial
[2] Xerocoles
[3] Arboreal
[4] Terrestrial
Answer: Xerocoles

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(18) Which of the followings take part in symbiosis of lichen?
[1] Fungus-Fungus
[2] Alga-Alga
[3] Alga-Fungus
[4] Fungus-Gymnosperm
Answer: Alga-Fungus
(19) Ultraviolet radiation which is not lethal but harm to the organism is
[1] 0.1 to 0.28 µm
[2] 0.28-0.32 µm
[3] 0.32-0.4 µm
[4] 0.4-0.5 µm
Answer: 0.28-0.32 µm
(20) In an ecosystem Biotic factors affect the survival of an organism in that ecosystem. They include
[1] competition for food and water
[2] competition for shelter
[3] co-operation to help find food
[4] All of these
Answer: All of these
21 Association between sea Anemone and Hermit crab in gastropod shell is that of
[1] Parasitism
[2] Commensalism
[3] Symbiosis
[4] Amensalism
Answer: Commensalism
22 Plant succession occurring in a sandy area is
[1] Xerosere
[2] Halosere
[3] Psammosere
[4] Hydrosere
Answer: Psammosere
23 Which one of the following is categorized as a parasite in true sense?
[1] The cuckoo lays its egg in crow's nest
[2] The female Anopheles bites and sucks blood from humans
[3] Human foetus developing inside the uterus draws nourishment from the mother
[4] Head louse living on the human scalp as well as laying eggs on human hair
Answer: Head louse living on the human scalp as well as laying eggs on human hair
24 Ecological niche of an organism represents
[1] The resource it utilizes
[2] Functional role in the ecological system
[3] The range of conditions that it can tolerate
[4] all of these
Answer: all of these
25 Respiratory roots are known as
[1] velamen
[2] pneumatophores
[3] hydathodes
[4] prop roots
Answer: pneumatophores
26 The maximum amount of water that a soil can hold, by capillary action is called
[1] Wilting point
[2] Water potential
[3] Field capacity
[4] Osmotic potential
Answer: Field capacity
27 A population with equal number of births and deaths will show
[1] Acceleration phase of growth
[2] Plateau phase
[3] Exponential growth phase
[4] Initial phase of growth
Answer: Plateau phase
28 Biotic potential is increase in population under
[1] Optimum conditions
[2] Climatic conditions
[3] Natural conditions
[4] Given conditions
Answer: Optimum conditions
29 In ecological succession from pioneer to climax community, the biomass shell
[1] No relation
[2] Increase and then decrease
[3] Decrease
[4] Increase continuously
Answer: Increase continuously
30 . The gradual physiological adjustment to slowly changing new environmental conditions is known as
[1] Selection
[2] Introduction
[3] Acclimatization
[4] Quarantine
Answer: Acclimatization

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